REMEMBRANCE (DURUFLÉ: REQUIEM; TAVENER: SONG
FOR ATHENE; ELGAR: THEY ARE AT REST)

All the virtues of Clare Choir’s Epiphany disc
are
on display in this sequence of music for
Remembrance-tide, which culminates in a fine
reading of the Duruflé Requiem. Unlike the
recent King’s College recording, the Duruflé is
here given in the version with organ
accompaniment, for which
Clare Choir is joined by excellent vocal soloists
Jennifer Johnston
and Neal Davies, with cellist Guy Johnston
contributing to the
Pie Jesu. It’s as satisfying a performance of
this increasingly
popular Requiem as you are likely to find, and
Matthew Jorysz
makes the most of the Father Willis organ of
Lincoln Cathedral.
Ross’s programme includes familiar items by
Farrant, Tomkins and
Weelkes, as well as a truly gorgeous account of
Harris’s Bring Us, O Lord God, relaxed yet finely shaped.